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Isabella was built in Denmark and is a solid example of the Nordic Folkboat design class. The Folkboat design evolved from a competition to create a sailboat suitable for use in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic and the Salish Seas have similar sailing conditions so the design works well here The lapstrake hull is of yellow pine riveted to steam …

When I was 13 years old, I built my first boat, a 10-foot plywood skiff. Other boats followed until college, parenthood, and a career in the aerospace industry set a different direction. Fast forward to the 2017 Wooden Boat Festival at Port Townsend. I had volunteered, and by coincidence admired the lines of a sleek little wineglass wherry by Pygmy …

2020 WFH is a stitch and glue composite offshore skiff tailored to offshore/island fishing and camping in southern California. No work hours were harmed in the creation of this boat. 😉

RIPTIDE was built in 1927 by the Schertzer Brothers Boat and Machine Company, then located on the north end of Lake Union near the foot of Stone Way in Seattle. She is planked in port orford cedar, copper riveted to white oak frames over an apitong backbone. Although there is no records extent confirming her designers, tantalizing hints in her …

Emma Rose is relatively new to us. After 20 years of sailing the Salish Sea and Canadian North Coast it was time to for a powered cruiser to make the journey all the way to Alaska in a little more warmth and comfort. This mahogany-planked Grand Banks 32 ably fit the bill. With all new electronics, plumbing, heat, navigation, ground …

1500 hours from first sketches to varnish. The boat is a cedar-strip, recreational/open-water scull, loosely based on Graeme King’s immortal Kingfisher. It’s built with 1/8-inch Western red cedar & Alaska yellow cedar pin-striping. The hull is covered with 2-oz fiberglass, inside & out. All strips are block-planed with a rolling bevel to mold into the hull shape. The soft-chined, V-hull …

This is a very easy stitch & glue build. You can purchase CNC cut kits (for the hull) from a few different kit builders. Proven design especially for Alaska and our PNW washing machine waters. The large flair at the bow and sides makes this boat extremely seaworthy. The boat was still under construction at the time of this writing …

Raven was built by Frank Black, a fish boat builder in Coos Bay, OR, for his own use in 1974. We were attracted to her sturdy design by Kenneth Smith of Grand Banks fame as well as her workboat construction and outfit by Mr. Black when we found her for sale at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle in 1996. We enjoyed …

38-Foot Power Cruiser – Designed by John G. Alden of Boston, for sport fishing and general cruising. She is twin-screw powered and was built by Simms Brothers at Dorchester, Mass. She was built for by Dr. Henry Warren, and was slipped at Marion, Mass on Buzzards Bay until 1941. In 1943, she was brought to the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) by …

TugZilla is the hub of a new business venture for Devlin Boat Co. and works as a harbor tug in the South Sound. She has accomodations for two in her cabin and a fantail stern wraps up her design. She is a wonderful little boat, maneuverable and able and we have had a great time with her first year of …